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Omar asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 2 years ago

Would any animal cruelty laws prevent a person shooting a cat with a BB gun?

Asking because a guy I know did this and I m tryna get the feds to pull up at his house.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    It's local police and Animal Control rather than the feds who'd be dealing with this.

  • Beverly S
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Unless they have proof he did this they won't be pulling up.....

  • Slickterp
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Animal cruelty laws are generally not federal.

    Yes, all of them.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    No, the cat deserved it.

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  • davidmi711
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    This is not covered by federal law; the FBI would not respond. The laws that cover animal cruelty are state and in some cases county or city laws.

    What you know and what the DA can prove are often two different things.

  • Mog
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Using a BB gun within city limits, except a shooting range, is usually illegal in most cities and towns.

  • frombrum
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Yes

  • Donut Tim
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    No, it would not prevent.

    Laws do not prevent anything, they only deal with punishment after the fact.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    That is already a crime. Probably several considering the city or county you live in. It doesn't count as a felony though.

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